
LESSON 6 February 5-11
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"Keep that which is committed to
thy trust, avoiding profane and vain
babblings, and oppositions of science
falsely so called' (1 Tim. 6:20).
The increase of false science and its
influence on the populations of the
world will be especially noticeable as
the time of the end approaches.
Miracles of healing which can be
demonstrated to be valid and
authentic, but which will not be the
work of the Spirit of God, will become
common. Claims that the creation of
life has been accomplished by men in
the laboratory may become more
insistent. It may become as difficult to
distinguish the genuine from the false
as it was to separate living from
nonliving serpents in Pharaoh's court.
Science will be used to prepare the
people for the last, almost
overpowering delusion—the imitation
by Satan of the coming of Christ.
Have some members of the church
been strongly influenced by the
conclusions of scientists? This is not
surprising. Science is impressive, it is
convincing. Pronouncements in
biology, geology, or astronomy which
are contrary to the Inspired Word of
God may have disturbed some and
raised
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doubgin minds. There is only
one way to resolve these problems:
Go to the sources of inspired truth and
accept their simple and authoritative
statements as God's word for you. It
may be
,
necessary for the Christian
believer sooner or later to deny what
looks like strong evidence, but such a
procedure can never safely be taken
unless the mind is first stored with
scriptural truths. The day is coming,
indeed it is already here, when
evidence for an age of billions of years
for life upon the earth will seem
sufficient to constitute proof, when a
drop of gel in a test tube will appear to
have all the characteristics of life,
when the evolutionary development
of man seems undeniable. The day is
coming soon when sights in the
heavens and on the earth will deceive
millions. But he who searches and
believes God's inspired messages to
man will not be misled. True science,
which comes from God and leads to
God, is not in conflict with God's
Word.
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS
1.
Doctrines of Men
(Matt. 15:9)
2.
Worshiping Nature
(Rom. 1:20)
3.
Forgetting God
(Deut. 6:12)
4.
The Denial of Sin
(Rom. 5:12)
5.
Misunderstanding
Inspiration (2 Peter 112)
6.-Accepting`False Science
(Prov. 9:10)